List of college softball career coaching wins leaders

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This is a list of college softball career coaching wins leaders. It is limited to coaches with at least 1,000 career wins as a head coach.[1] This list includes games won at the NCAA levels. It does not include games won at the junior college level. Coaches with 1,000 wins at the NCAA Division I level are designated with peach shading.

All-time leaders

As of the end of the 2025 NCAA softball season, Carol Hutchins of Michigan is the all-time NCAA wins leader with 1,709 wins.

Patty Gasso of Oklahoma has the highest winning percentage of all active or inactive Division I coaches with at least 1,000 wins, currently with a .812 percentage through the 2025 season.

College softball coaches with 1,000 wins

Key

* Active coach in 2026
† Inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
1,000 wins with an NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)[n 1]

Coaches

Unless otherwise noted, statistics are correct through the end of the 2025 NCAA softball season."NCAA Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
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Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct Teams
1Carol Hutchins †391,7095525.756Ferris State (1982), Michigan (1985–2022)
2Mike Candrea †341,6764392.792Arizona (1986-2003, 2005-2007, 2009–2021)
3*Patty Gasso †321,6003634.814Oklahoma (1995–present)
4Margie Wright †331,4575423.729Illinois State (1980–1985), Fresno State (1986–2012)
5Lori Meyer †411,4537693.654Minnesota State (1985–2025)
6Ralph Weekly †341,4504812.751Pacific Lutheran (1986–1994), Chattanooga (1995–1998, 2001), Tennessee (2002–2021)
7*Jo Evans †401,3827882.637Colorado State (1986–1989), Utah (1990–1996), Texas A&M (1997–2022), UC Santa Barbara (2023–present)
8Donna Papa †401,3728205.626Susquehanna (1984–1985), North Carolina (1986–2023)
9Diane Ninemire †331,3596871.664California (1988–2020)
10*Karen Weekly †291,3554542.749Chattanooga (1997–2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
11*Patrick Murphy †281,3454171.763Northwest Missouri State (1995); Alabama (1999–present)
12Gary Bryce †401,3437968.627Wayne State (MI) (1982–2021)
13Eugene Lenti †371,3296706.664DePaul (1980–1987, 1990–2018)
14Les Stuedeman †301,3064581.740Alabama-Huntsville (1996–2025)
15*George Wares †411,2924643.735Central (IA) (1985–present)
16Yvette Girouard †311,2854211.753Louisiana–Lafayette (1981–2000), LSU (2001–2011)
17Margo F. Jonker †401,2708147.609Central Michigan (1980–2019)
18Chris Bellotto †361,2525641.689Florida Southern (1985–2020)
19Gayle Blevins †311,2455885.679Indiana (1980–1987), Iowa (1988–2010)
20*Steve Warner331,2215132.704West Virginia Wesleyan (1993–present)
21Jan Hutchinson †331,2152882.808Bloomsburg (1978–2010)
22Bob Coolen391,2088312.592Bentley (1985–1989), Hawaii (1992–2025)
23JoAnne Graf †251,1864256.735Florida State (1984–2008)
24Elaine Sortino †341,1855086.699UMass (1980–2013)
25*Rhonda Revelle †341,1816970.629Nebraska Wesleyan (1987), Nebraska (1993-present)
26Vickee Kazee-Hollifield †331,1774271.734Carson–Newman (1986–2018)
27Lu Harris-Champer †251,1744341.730Nicholls State (1996–1997); Southern Miss (1999–2000); Georgia (2001–2021)
28*Judy Lawes †381,1736682.637Kutztown (1988–present)
29*Ken Eriksen281,1716012.661South Florida (1997–present)
30Melinda Fischer †391,1708694.574Eastern Illinois (1979–1980), Illinois State (1986–2022)
31*Tim Walton †231,1533190.783Wichita State (2003-2005), Florida (2006–present)
32Bob Brock †341,1487792.596Baylor (1980–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1996), Sam Houston (2002–2018)
33Frank Cheek †251,1473632.759Humboldt State (1989–2013)
34*Chris Hawkins311,1424701.708USC Upstate (1995-present)
35*John Tschida †311,1272491.819Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (1995–2000), St. Thomas (MN) (2001–2021), Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (2022–present)
36Kathy Welter321,1265737.662Oklahoma Baptist (1980–1982), Texas Tech (1983–1985), Cal State Bakersfield (1986–2011)
37Mike Davenport241,0962820.795North Georgia (2001–2024)
38*Glenn Moore291,0815350.669William Carey (1996), LSU (1998–2000), Baylor (2001–present)
39Donna Fields †271,0715030.680St. Mary's University (TX) (1998–2024)
40Joyce Compton †281,0665633.654Missouri 1983–1986, South Carolina (1987–2010)
41*Shena Hollar281,0634282.713Newberry (1998-1999), Lenoir-Rhyne (2000-present)
42Mike Smith251,0544501.701Biola (1999-2002), UC Riverside (2003), McNeese (2012-2014), Ole Miss (2015-2019), California Baptist (2004-2011, 2022-2025)
43Sandy Montgomery †301,0505412.660SIU Edwardsville (1989–2018)
44Rick Bertagnolli †331,0454030.722USC Upstate (1992–1993), PennWest California (1994–2024)
45Jay Miller †321,0437260.590Purdue (1980–1981), Oklahoma City (1985–1987), Missouri (1988–2002), Mississippi State (2003–2011), Hofstra (2019–2021)
46*Megan Bryant381,0408729.545Stetson (1986-1987), Drake (1989-1999), Stony Brook (2001-present)
47Jana McGinnis311,0386080.631Jacksonville State (1994–2024)
48George DiMatteo311,0325396.656Lewis (1984–2014)
48*Michelle Frew291,0324321.705Rollins (1995-2021), Charleston (2023-2024), Eckerd (2025-present)
48*Denny Griffin371,0324330.704Alma (1989-present)
51*Travis Scott251,0203783.729Southeastern Oklahoma (2001-2003), Angelo State (2004-present)
52Linda Kalafatis321,0166703.602California (PA) (1989–1993), Akron (1994–1996), Ohio State 1997–2012), Charleston (2014–2021)
53Sandy Jerstad †271,0113592.738Augustana (SD) (1977–2003)
54*Greg Jones251,0063514.741Winona State (2001-present)
54Tami Cyr261,0065042.666Centenary (LA) (1987–1991), West Florida (1992–2014)
56Joan Joyce †281,0056671.601Florida Atlantic (1995–2022)
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Notes

  1. [1]
    The list includes coaches with 1,000 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 1,000 wins at an NCAA Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. The referenced shading has also been used for coaches with historic programs that were among the elite programs of their era.

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